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GUIDELINES
BYOTPORTABLECOMPUTINGDEVICEUSEFORSTUDENTS
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Preface
ThisbookletisprovidedtostudentsandparentsofPLCArmidale,togiveanoverviewoftheBYOT(BringYourOwnTechnology)portablecomputingdeviceprogram.Itcontainsinformationonsensibletechnologyuse,guidelinesforusingdevices,andsometechnicalknow-howforeffectiveownership.
SpecialisttechnicalinformationandsupportisavailablethroughtheICTdepartment.
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TableofContents
INTRODUCTIONTOOURPROGRAM 4
BLENDEDLEARNING 4LEARNINGATTITUDESANDBEHAVIOURS 4LEARNINGENVIRONMENT 4LEARNINGCHOICES 4LEARNINGAPPROACH 4LEARNINGNETWORK 4COMPUTINGENVIRONMENT 5
USING,STORINGANDTAKINGCAREOFTHEPORTABLECOMPUTINGDEVICE 6
MAINTAININGTHEBATTERY6BACKINGUPIMPORTANTDATA 7TAKINGCAREOFTHEDEVICE 7
HEALTHANDSAFETYWHENUSINGCOMPUTINGDEVICES 9
CORRECTPOSTURE 9CARRYINGYOURDEVICE 10STUDENTSWITHSPECIFICERGONOMICREQUIREMENTSSHOULDSEETHEIRPASTORALCARETEACHERWHOWILL
REFERTHEISSUETOTHEOH&SCOMMITTEE.INTERNETRELATEDISSUES 10HOMESUPERVISION(PARENTRESPONSIBILITY) 11TIMEONSCREEN 11ITISRECOMMENDEDTHATLEISURECOMPUTERSCREENTIMEISVIEWEDINASIMILARWAYTOTV;THATITBEBALANCEDWITHOTHERPHYSICALACTIVITIES,WITHPERSONALRELATIONSHIPS,ANDOTHERACTIONSTHATARENORMALPARTSOF
FAMILYLIFE.WELLORGANISEDSTUDENTSCANARRANGETOHAVECOMPUTERCOLLABORATIVEACCESSINTHEEARLY
PARTOFTHEEVENING,ANDNOTRELYONLATENIGHTACTIVITIES.SOCIALMEDIA 11CYBER-BULLYING 11MAINTAININGARESPECTABLEDIGITALFOOTPRINT 13DIGITALCITIZENSHIP 14
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS 15
APPENDIX1 19GENERAL(WHOLESCHOOL)ACCEPTABLEUSEOFTECHNOLOGYPOLICY 19WHENUSINGPLCARMIDALEEQUIPMENT(HARDWARE) 19WHENUSINGPLCARMIDALEINTERNETANDEMAILFACILITIES 20AGREEMENTS: 21
APPENDIX2: 24
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Introductiontoourprogram
Blendedlearning
Inthiseducationallyexcitingandchallengingtime,ICTtoolsgiveourstudentsimmediateaccesstoincrediblyrichandpowerfulresources.Thisaccesshasthepotentialtoredefinelearningoutcomes,broadenstudents’intellectualhorizons,caterfordifferentiatedstudentneedsandenrichteachingandlearningstrategieswithcreativeandinnovativeapproaches.
Whiletechnologyisanindispensablepartoflearningandvitalforsuccessfulcoverageofthecurrentcurriculum,weacknowledgethatthestrengthofstudentteacherlearningrelationshipsisanequallyvitalcomponentineffectivesuccessfulstudy.HencetheapproachatPLCArmidaleistoleveragethecapabilitiesofinstantandbroadreachingonlineresearchandlimitlessorganisationfacilitiesoftechnologycoupledwiththestrengthandvalueofteacherguidedlearningintoablendedlearningenvironment.Technology’svalueisincorporatedintothelearningprocessratherthanbeingleftasanoverlayoroutsidetool.
Learningattitudesandbehaviours
ThebenefitsthatflowfromintegratingICTintoeducationarenotautomatic;technologybroadensandsupportslearningonlyasaresultofcareful,purposefulandstrategicallydesignedlearningexperiences.AspartofourprofessionalpracticeatPLCArmidaleweareconstantlyreviewingandevaluatingbestpracticeandincorporatingitintoourrepertoireofeffectiveteachingapproaches.Ourenvironmentwillbebasedonstudentsbeinginquisitive,self-directed,open-mindedlearnerswhoareeducatedusersoftechnologyandcanemployitinasensibleandbalancedway.
LearningEnvironment
ConnectiontotheInternetandIntranetfromanywhereoncampusisavitalcomponenttoaself-directedstudyenvironment,openingupaworldofinformationandpertinentresearchmaterial.
Learningchoices
Allouron-lineactivitieswillbeconductedwithintegrity,aviewtobeingself-preserving,mindfulandresponsibledigitalcitizens.Wewillactivelypromoteapositiveonlinepresence.
Learningapproach
Alllearningexperienceswillbeauthenticandconsiderateofdifferentlearningstylesandcapabilities.Allstudentswillbeencouragedtobeindependentlearners,mindfuloftheopportunitiespresentedatschoolandalsooutsideofschool.
Learningnetwork
Allstakeholderswillbegivengreateraccesstobepositiveinfluencesinthelearningjourneyofallourstudents.StudentswillbuildandmaintainanappropriatePersonalLearningNetworkofpeoplewhowillenhancetheirlearningandstudy.
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Computingenvironment
Computershavelongbeenanestablishedtoolforlearning,andatPLCArmidalecomplementcoreteachingstrategieswithinthedevelopingblendedlearningenvironment.
The term "learning environment" suggests a physical place and space – a school, a classroom, orlibrary. However, in today's interconnected world, a learning environment is increasingly virtual,onlineorremote.Ablendedlearningenvironmentisonethataimstoenhancelearningbyintegratingthebestofphysicalandvirtualresources.
Thecombinationofourphysicalenvironment,ourincreasinglymoresophisticatedonlinepresence,andtheteacher/studentrelationshipallpermitstudentsto:
● Collaborateincreatingavarietyofdocumenttypes,shareandmanagestudynotesfromteachers,peers,andoftheirownproduction.
● Createandmaintainareflectiveandshowcaseportfolioofwork● Createawebpresenceviaapersonalwebsiteorblogoracombinationofboth.● EstablishanddevelopaPersonalLearningNetwork.● Makepresentationsinaricher,moremultimediaorientedandcreativeway.
Participationincollaborativework,presentinginawidevarietyofformats,allcontributetothedevelopmentofapositiveonlineordigitalfootprint.ThisispartoftheDigitalCitizenshipbeingfosteredanddevelopedaspartofthecomputingprogram.
Cloudbasedstorage
PLCArmidalehasmovedtoadifferentfilestoragemethodology.Fileswillnolongerbestoredexclusivelyonanin-housefileserver,butstoredviaa‘cloud’option.
Thereareadvantagestothissystem:
• FilesstoredinthecloudwillbeaccessiblefromanywherethatanInternetconnectionisavailable.
• Filescanstillbestoredintheoldertraditional“folder”basedformats,butwillnowbenefitfromtheconceptoftaggedmetadata.Thismeansthatasinglefilecopywillbevirtuallyplacedinsidemultiplefoldersandconsequentlybethemostrecentcopybasedonthemasterentry.
• Sharedfileswillreduceoverallstorageneeds.Nolongerwillitbenecessarytosendmultiplecopiesofafiletocollaborators,almostguaranteeingthatthefinishedproductmissessomeimportantcomponent.Thenewconceptistohaveasinglecentralcopythatparticipantscanviewandedit,ensuringasingledefinitivecopy.
• Collaborationcanbeinrealtimewithgeographicallydisparateparticipantscontributing.
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Using,storingandtakingcareoftheportablecomputingdevice
Sensibletechnologyownershipisalearnedskill.Maintainingtechnologicalequipmentinworkingorderandcustomisedtopersonalpreferencesisimportantforgettingthebestvalueandeffectivenessasalearningtool.
Topromotepositiveandresponsibledigitalcitizenshipandeffectiveuseoftechnology,studentsareexpectedandrequiredtofollowalltherulesandguidelinessetoutinthishandbook.Wherenoexplicitexpectationisstated,thenthereisanassumedlevelofsensibilitythatisexpectedofeachofourstudents;weexpectthemtomakewisedecisions.Studentsandparentsarerequiredtosigntheiragreementtosuchresponsibleandsensibleuseandbehaviour.
TechnologyuseatPLCArmidaleisfocussedoneducationandself-study.Sinceeducationcantakeplaceoutsideofschoolhoursandinwidelydifferingsituations,itisacknowledgedthatthistechnologymayalsobeusedforpersonalandrecreationalpurposes.Itisimportantthatallstudentsacknowledgethatallequipmentmustbemaintainedinastateofpreparednessforclassroomuse.Thismeansthatdeviceswillbe:
● Inoperatingcondition● Clean(nodetritusonthekeyboardortouchscreen)● Readywithplentyofstoragespaceinternallyandonthecloudstorage● Sportingafullychargedbatteryatthestartofeachday● Uptodateagainstvirusandmalwareattack● Backedupovernightwithnochanceoflostfiles● Synchedagainstanycloudstoragewhereapplicable
MaintainingtheBattery
● Itiseachstudent’sresponsibilitytomaintainthebatteryofhisorherdevicesothatitisreadyforusewheneveritisrequired.
● Chargingfacilitieswillonlybeavailableatschoolinexceptionalcircumstances● Batterytechnologyhasn’tkeptpacewithothertechnologicaldevelopmentsandnobattery
lastsaslongasalaptop.Overtime,theywillbegintocarrylessandlesscharge.Therighttimetohavethemreplacedwillbedeterminedbytheindividualuse.
LostData
Thisisjustlikelosingyourbagandallofyourschoolbooks–unreasonablycareless.Itisalsounacceptable.
Theadvantageofadeviceisthatallofthedataonitcanbebackedup.PLCArmidalestudentswillbetaughtgoodfilemanagementandthentheexpectationwillbeonindividualuserstomaintaintheirownfiles.PLCArmidalewillleavethemethodofbackuptotheindividualstudent,butwillexpectanappropriatesystemtobeinitiated.Thismaybethroughmanualchoosingandmaintenanceoranautomatedbackupprogramthatrunsataspecifictimeeachday.Aseach
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studenthasaccesstounlimitedcloudstorageatGoogle,useoftheGoogle‘BackupandSync’toolthatisprovidedfreeforlaptopsfromGoogleisencouraged.
BackingupImportantData
Studentsareexpectedtoprotecttheirdatabyusingoneormoreofthefollowingsystems.Thiswillensurethatintheunfortunateeventofequipmentfailure,importantlearningmaterialisnotlost.
● ExternalHardDrive● HomebasedNetworkAccessibleStorage(NAS)● DVDs(leastdynamicallyaccessibleoption)● Cloudbasedsystems
Maintenanceandcareoffilesisalwaystheresponsibilityofthestudentandwhileallcareandconsiderationwillbegiven,lostfileswillbetreatedinthesamemannerasanylostschoolwork.
Studentsshouldconsiderthefollowing:
● multidrivesystems(calledRAID)arestillvulnerable–apowersurgecouldwipeoutalldrivesatonce
● nottorelytotallyonon-linemedia–youmayatsomestagehavenointernetconnection● aback-upofyourmostvitalfilesshouldbekeptoff-site● testthebackupitselftoseeitisavalidcopy● makeanumberofbackupsofthosereallyimportantfiles● backupbeforeanyreallysignificantchange.
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoensureimportantfilesarebackedup.
StoringtheDeviceinalocker(SeniorSchool)AllPLCArmidaleseniorstudentshavealocker.Itisrecommendedthatstudentsfitasuitablelocktothelockertoensurethesafeguardingofthedevicewhenitisnotinuse.Locksareavailablefromtheclothingshop.
Studentsarerequiredtomaintainthesecurityoftheirdeviceby:
● alwayssecuringitintheirlockerwhenitisnotinuseduringtheday● notsharingtheirlockerkeys,passnumbersorotherwisegrantingaccess● keepingtheirlockertidyandclean(awayfromliquids)
Years5and6willstoretheirdevicesintheirclassrooms.
Takingcareofthedevice
Studentsareexpectedtomaintainthesecurity,safetyandefficientrunningoftheirdevicesby:
● maintainingnametagsandlabelsonthedevice.● notusingitwhilewalking● notusingitincrowded,unpredictable,orunsafeconditions● securingitintheirschoolbackpackwhileintransittoandfromschool
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Allthesefeaturesamounttohavingafunctional,physicallywell-maintained,charged,tidydeviceatalltimes.Therearenoexceptionstothisandeverystudentisresponsibleformaintainingtheirowndevice.
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Healthandsafetywhenusingcomputingdevices
Aspartoftheownershipinstructions,everyoneisencouragedtopracticegoodergonomics.DigitalCitizenshiplessonswillcovergoodposture,thepositionofthechairandlaptop.
Formoredetailsseehttp://www.swinburne.edu.au/corporate/hr/ohs/ohs_ergonomics.htm
Correctposture
TheWorkstation-TheChairanddeskSeat:Height:Raise/lowertheseattoenablethedeskheighttobeatyourelbowheight.Ifyouarea‘touchtypist’,youmaysitslightlyhigher.Adjustchairheightsothefeetarecomfortablyflatonthefloor,thethighsareapproximatelyhorizontalandthelowerlegsapproximatelyvertical.Tilt(ifavailable)Settohorizontalinitially,althoughyoumaywishtoadjustthetiltslightlyforwardtosuityourcomfort.
BackRest:Height:Movethebackresttolocatethelumbarsupporttothecurveofyourlowerback.Lockthebackrestintoplace.Angle:Useyourbodyweighttoleanbackagainstthebackrest.Depressthecontrollevertoenablethebackresttochangetheangle.Frequentposturechangesencouragesbloodflowtodifferentmusclegroupswhichhelpsminimizebackfatiguewhensittingforprolongedperiods.
ArmRests:
Armrestsareusuallynotrecommendedunlesstheyarewelloutofthewayofthedesk.
However,ifyourchairhasarmrestsmakesurethattheydonotpreventyoufromgettingasclosetothedeskasyourequireorthattheyimpingeonyourelbowswhileyouareworking
FootRests:
Useafootrestifyoufeelpressureunderyourthighsfromthefrontedgeofyourseat.Afootrestisalsousefultoaddresslowerbackfatiguewhensittingforlongperiods.Pushingyourfeetintothefootresthelpstopushyourbackintotheangledbackrestofthechair.
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Carryingyourdevice
Keepingschoolbagstotheminimumvolumeandweightisasensiblegeneralpracticeandshouldbecontinuedwhenusingportablecomputingdevices.Whenpackingthebagforschool,itishighlyrecommendedthatthebarestminimumtextbookallocationrequirediscarriedonanygivenday.Whilesometextbooksmaybeavailableinsoftcopy,manyarestillintheprocessofbeingconverted,andeachteacherwillknowwhenanyhardcopytextbookisactuallyrequired.
Itisafairassumptionthatthesecurityrisksassociatedwithcarryingaportablecomputingdevicearenogreaterthantherisksassociatedwithcarryingamobilephoneorportableaudio-visualdevices.Whenintransit,devicesshouldbepackedintheregularschoolbag.Theexternalappearanceisthennodifferentfromanyotherschoolbag.
● Whencarryingalaptop,holdonlythebaseofthedevice–donotcarryitbythescreen.● Thescreenonyourdeviceneedstobeprotectedfromdamageinyourbag.● Iftransportinginacar,keepitonthefloor–orfirmlysecured.● Backpacksarethepreferredbagforcarryingyourschoolbooksanddevice.Carryyour
backpackwithbothshoulderstraps–awaiststrapisalsogoodforweightdistribution.● Placeheaviestobjectsinthebackpackneareryourback.● Liftyourbackpackbybendingatyourknees,placingnostrainonyourlowerback.● Onlycarrywhatisabsolutelynecessary.
StudentswithspecificergonomicrequirementsshouldseetheirPastoralCareTeacherwhowillrefertheissuetotheOH&SCommittee. Internetrelatedissues
Studentsaretaughttousetheinternetsafely:
ThefollowingcontentistheminimumfilteredoutofPLCArmidale’sInternetconnection
Anonymisers Gambling Pornography
CriminalSkills HateSpeech Spyware
Drugs Nudity Violence
Extreme Phishing Adult
InadditiontothisfilteringtheCollegedoesmonitorallactivityoneachmobiledeviceintheCollege.Thisisroutinelymonitoredandmanagedappropriately.Theinternalfilteringsystemscanalsoproviderecordsandlogsofplacesvisited,attemptstoaccessblockedsitesandgeneralwebsurfinghabits.BoardingstudentsaccessingmaterialatunreasonablehourswillbereportedtoboardingstaffandmustcomplywithBoardingHouserulesspecifictotheiryeargroup.DaygirlsaccessingsitesinjudiciouslywillbereportedtotheSeniorSchoolCoordinator.
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Homesupervision(parentresponsibility)
Atschool,classroomsupervisionandcontrollednetworksystemsensureasafeandsupportedenvironment;mosthomenetworkaccessisunfilteredandopen.Whilesensibleandappropriatedigitalliteracyistaughtatschool,goodcareandsupervisionfromparentsisstronglyencouraged.SupportiveadviceisavailablefromtheFederalGovernmentwebsitehttp://www.NetAlert.gov.au
Parentsareencouragedtotakeaninterestintheirdaughter’scomputingactivity,inordertohaveanunderstandingoflifeintheworldofa21stcenturyscreenagerandalsothenbeabletomakeparentaldecisionsonwhatconstitutesasensibleamountoftimeandappropriatenessofplaceforallcomputingactivitiesathome.
Timeonscreen
ItisrecommendedthatleisurecomputerscreentimeisviewedinasimilarwaytoTV;thatitbebalancedwithotherphysicalactivities,withpersonalrelationships,andotheractionsthatarenormalpartsoffamilylife.Wellorganisedstudentscanarrangetohavecomputercollaborativeaccessintheearlypartoftheevening,andnotrelyonlatenightactivities. SocialMedia
Growthinsocialmediaactivitiesisaninevitabletrend,andlikeallnewdevelopmentsshouldberegardedasanopportunityforpersonaladvancementandnotdetriment.Developingself-protectingandselfpromotinghabitsarepartoftheDigitalLiteracytaughtatPLCArmidale,butmustalsobepartofhomelifeandactivities.Informationsharedonlinemustbemonitored,sensibleself-protectinguseofthesocialsystemmustbealwaysconsidered,andcompetitivenessattheexpensiveofmaintainingapositivedigitalfootprintmustbeavoided.
Itmustbenotedthatduetopaststudentbehaviour,manysocialmediasitesareblockedduringschoolhoursforstudents.
Cyber-bullying
Itisessentialthatallmembersofthecommunity,students,parentsandstaffareawareofthepotentialforcyber-bullyingandareawareofPLCArmidale’sapproachtodealingwiththisissue.Likemobilephones,emailandmessagingsystems,computingdeviceswithInternetconnectionscanbeusedtobullyothers.AtPLCArmidale,NOformofbullyingwillbetolerated.TheChristianworldviewfosteredbytheCollegevaluesthedignityanddiversityofallindividuals.TheCollegeiscommittedtoprovidingasafe,supportiveandpositiveenvironmentforstudents,staffandallothermembersoftheschoolcommunity.AsoutlinedinRightsandResponsibilitiesofStudentstheCollegeaffirms:Therightofallstudents“tobefreefromharassmentandbullying”.Itisresponsibilityofallstudents“torefrainfromharassing,intimidatingorbullyingothers”.TheCollegeviewsasserious,andrespondsto,allreportsofbullying.Themanagementofbullyingissues,shouldtheyarise,willbedealtwithwithintheframeworkoftheStudentDisciplinePolicy,usingavarietyofstrategies.
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Don’tforgettotellateacherstraightawayifyoususpectyouhavereceivedacomputervirusoramessagethatisinappropriate,abusiveorharassing,ormakesyoufeeluncomfortable.–DoNOTreplytoit.
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Maintainingarespectabledigitalfootprint
Inanincreasinglydigitalworld,informationaboutindividualsisreadilyavailable.Studentsmustbeawarethatdisparatepersonalinformationsnippetscanbeassembledintorichdataonindividuals.SimplybyinteractingwithWeb-basedtechnologiesyouleaveatrail.Studentsmustlearntomanagetheir“digitalfootprint”,toensurethattheyaresafeguardingtheirpersonalprofile.
Westronglyadvisethefollowing:
• haveadeliberatestrategytobuildapositiveonlinepersonaandthinktwicebeforepostinganythingonline:
• postonlythatwhichcouldbesaidtosomeonefacetoface• keepprivateimagesprivate• keeppersonaldetailsprivate• useanappropriatenicknameinsteadofarealname;neverpostverypersonalinformation
onanysystem• postonlytherelevantanduseful;don’tbepartofthe“whatIhadforbreakfast”crowd• conductregularself-auditsofyourpersona• avoidjoininggroupsthatcouldembarrassorrestrictfutureopportunities• berespectfulofthecontentofothersandobservecopyrightatalltimes• donotsharepasswordswithanyone• avoidsharingadomainname
PrivacyandConfidentialityNeverpublishorsharetheemailaddressofateacheroranotherstudentwithouttheirpermission.Neverrevealon-lineanypersonalinformationincludingfullnameoraddressorschoolorcreditcarddetailsortelephonenumberandcertainlyneverdothisaboutsomeoneelse.Don’tforwardemailstoanyoneunlesstheoriginalsendertellsyouthatyoucan,especiallyiftheyhaveanyinformationthatisconfidential.
TechnicalsupportofthedevicesPLCArmidaleprovidesin-housetechnicalsupportthroughtheICTdepartment.Whileweareunabletoresolvehardwareissues,wearemorethanhappytoassistwherepossible.Thereareanumberoflevelsofsupportavailable.TheseincludetheICTmonitors,teachingstaff,andtheICTstaff.
DigitalTip
Aspartofdevelopingyouronlinepersona,itisworthconsideringownershipofyourowndomainname.CostsforhavingyourownnameasaURLaremodest.Ownershipreducesanyopportunityformisrepresentationsandmistakenidentity.
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DigitalCitizenship
Citizens=membersofasocialstructurewithbothrightsandduties.
GoodDigitalCitizenshipreinforcesthepositiveaspectsoftechnologysothateveryonecanworkandplaysuccessfullyinadigitalworld.
AtPLCArmidaletherewillbeemphasisonparticularelementsofthisinducing(butnotlimitedto)
● Technologyuserskills● Organisationalskills(managementofmaterial,studynotes,notetaking,etc)● Advanced(effective)researchingandnotegathering● Sourcevalidationandbuyerbeware● Digitalliteracy(effectivecommunications-bothways)● Digitalwellness,andselfprotectionandpromotion● Digitalrightsandresponsibility● Expressivenessandcreativity(leisureaswellasthebusinessofbeingastudent)● Digitaletiquette
ExpectationsofaDigitalCitizenatPLCArmidaleRespectYourself.Iwillshowrespectformyselfthroughmyactions.Iwillselectonlinenamesthatareappropriate,IwillconsidertheinformationandimagesthatIpostonline.Iwillconsiderwhatpersonalinformationaboutmylife,experiences,experimentationorrelationshipsIpost.Iwillnotbeobscene.ProtectYourself.Iwillensurethattheinformation,imagesandmaterialsIpostonlinewillnotputmeatrisk.Iwillnotpublishmypersonaldetails,contactdetailsorascheduleofmyactivities.Iwillreportanyattacksorinappropriatebehaviourdirectedatme.Iwillprotectpasswords,accountsandresources.RespectOthers.Iwillprotectothersbyreportingabuse,notforwardinginappropriatematerialsorcommunications;andnotvisitingsitesthataredegrading,pornographic,racistorinappropriate.RespectIntellectualProperty.Iwillrequestpermissiontouseresources.Iwillsuitablyciteanyandalluseofwebsites,books,mediaetc.Iwillvalidateinformation.Iwilluseandabidebythefairuserules.ProtectIntellectualProperty.Iwillrequesttousethesoftwareandmediaothersproduce.Iwillusefreeandopensourcealternativesratherthanpiratingsoftware.Iwillpurchase,licenseandregisterallsoftware.Iwillpurchasemymusicandmedia,andrefrainfromdistributingtheseinamannerthatviolatestheirlicenses.Iwillactwithintegrity.FromAndrewChurches,EducationalOrigami
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Digital+Citizen+AUA
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FrequentlyaskedQuestions
Whydostudentsneedtohaveadevice?PLCArmidalebelievesinprovidingthebesteducationalopportunitiesforthestudentsunderourcare.Researchhasshownthataccesstoaninternetconnecteddeviceenablesstudentstohavecontrolovertheirownstudyprogramme,developmoreadvancedresearchskillsandaidsindevelopingproblemsolvingskills,collaborationandcommunication,presentationandpublicationandoveralldeeperlearningandunderstanding.TheCollegealsosupportsthedevelopmentofdigitalliteracyskillsthatwillbeimportantbothintertiaryeducationandtheworkplace.Thisappliesparticularlysointhesocialworld,whereadvanceddigitalcitizenshipisgrowingincreasinglyimportant.
Someeducationalexamplesofdeviceuse:
● English-essaydrafting,mindmapping,desktoppublishing,bloggingandwritingforanauthenticaudience
● Science-datacollectionandanalysis,digitalmicroscopes,sciencetextbooks,dataexchange,andpresentationofresearch
● Music-musiccomposition,re-mixingandmash-ups● Religion-researchandreferencefrommaterialextractedfromCD'sandtheInternet● Maths-onlinetesting,animatedconcepts,spreadsheetconstructions● Art-digitalartwork,photography,videography,andenhancement● History-digitalpresentationsofprojects,onlineresearch● Geography-weatherresearch,GIS,onlineatlas● General-Internetaccess,intranetaccess,E-mail,videoconferencing,programming,
broadcasting,animating,producing,creating…
Willthedevicesbeusedinallsubjectareas?Yes,buteachtoadifferentdegree–infactindifferentwayswithinasubject.Justasitisnow,thateachclasshassomeuniquecomponentsbasedontheapproachoftheindividualteacher.Eachteacherwillchoosehowtheycanbestsupportlearningintheirclassbasedontheirexperienceandunderstandingoftheoptimumapproachforeachtopicandeachgroupofstudents.
Willmydaughterneedaprinterandinternetaccessathome?Whilstthereareprintingfacilitiesatschool,itisverydesirablethateachstudenthasaccesstoaprinterandinternetaccessathome.Noaccesstoeitherathomewillonlymeanshemustadoptadifferentapproachtomanagingthesefacilitieswhileatschool.Howwillstudentsdistinguishtheirdevice?Everystudentneedstobeabletoeasilyandquicklyidentifytheirdevices.Itisrecommendedthatsomeformofidentificationlabelisfixedtothedevicetoassistinthis.Eachdevicewillhaveaserialnumberwrittenon,normallyontheunderside.Studentsarerequiredtokeeparecordofallserialnumbers.
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WherewillstudentsputtheirdevicesduringPEclasses?Lunch?Afterschoolactivities?Allseniorstudentsareprovidedwithalocker.Studentsareencouragedtolocktheircomputersintheirlockerswhenevertheydonotrequirethemsuchasatlunchtimesandsportspractice.Studentsareexpectedtoexercise‘duecare’atalltimes.Willmydaughterneedthedeviceeveryday?Thatwilldependonhowshechoosestouseherdevice.Eachteacherwillspecifywhendevicesarerequiredfortheirlesson.Atothertimesitwillbeatyourdaughter’sdiscretion.Won’titbetooheavyforhertocarryinherbackpack?TheaverageMacBookisarelessthan2Kg.Studentswillbeprovidedwithsoftcopiesoftextbookswhereavailable.Thelistofavailabletextbookswillhopefullygrowintime.Thereductionintextbooksandthereducedneedtocarrycopiousnoteswillmeanthatinfactherbagshouldbelighter.PLCArmidalewillencourageandeducatestudentsonhowtomanagetheirloadandbesensibleinthepackingoftheirbags.Doesthismeanalltextbooksaretobereplaced?Unfortunately,no;atleastintheshortterm.Overtime,thenumberofhardcopybookswillreduceaseachstudentlearnstoutilisethecapacityofthelaptop–informationsourceswillexpandandgrowinvariety.However,sometextbookswillcontinuetobeavailableonlyinhardcopy.Howmuchtimewillshespendonthecomputer?Everydaywillbeadifferentanswer.Therewilllikelybedayswhereitgoesun-required.Therewillbedayswhereshewillchoosetoincreaseherstudyandpersonalresearch,sotherewillbeanincreaseinon-linetime.Werecommendthatwhenthelaptopisbeingusedforrecreationalpurposes,thatparentstreatscreentimeinexactlythesameasTVtimeorothernon-physicalrecreationalactivities.WhatabouttheInternet/Intranet?PLCArmidalemaintainsahighcapacityhighspeedfilteredconnectiontotheInternet.ThePLCArmidaleintranetwillprovideaccesstoagrowingbodyoflearningmaterialandprovidesaplacefororganisationandmanagementofpersonallearningandstudymaterial.
ItisexpectedthatwhileonCollegegrounds,studentsconnectONLYtothePLCArmidaleprovidedinternetaccess.WhatifIdon'thaveaccesstotheinternetathome?Havingaccesstotheinternetwillcertainlyenhancelearningopportunitiesandalloweachstudenttocommunicate,collaborateandaccessarangeofresources.However,anumberoffamilieswillnothaveaccesstotheinternetathome.Insuchcases,studentsshouldutilisethewirelessnetworkwithintheCollegetodownloadandsaveresources,forexample,PDFs,Worddocuments,webarchives,graphics,soundfiles,etc.,sothattheycancontinuetoworkonthemathome.Thisrequiresalittlemoreforwardplanning,butisagoodskilltolearn.
CanmydaughteruseaprivateportablemodemsuchasaUSB3Gcardtoaccesstheinternet?No.StudentsshouldonlyusethePLCArmidaleprovidedconnectionwithitshighspeedcapacityandfilteredcontentwhileinschoolgrounds.OutsideofPLCArmidale,parentalresponsibilitytakesover.
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Whathappensshouldmydaughteraccessinappropriatesites?Accessinginappropriatematerialoutsideoftheexistingfiltersisbestdealtwithinanenvironmentwherecounsellingandeducationispossible.PLCArmidalebelievesthateducationandnotprohibitionismostconducivetolearninganddeveloping.Wewillmaintainaliberalintellectualapproachtolearningtosuccessfullymanageoneselfinadigitalworld.However;repeateddeliberateflauntingofacceptableonlinebehaviourwillbemanagedinthesamemannerasalldisciplinaryactions.Mydaughtercan’ttype.Isthisaproblem?Theskillsneededtosuccessfullyownalaptopincludegoodtypingability.Thebetterthestudent’scapacitytotype,thegreaterthevalue.Practiceisencouragedandtypingskillwillbeaninvaluableassettoyourdaughter.Candevicesbetrackedorscreenedforinappropriateuse?Yes,asfarasInternetaccessisconcerned–thesystemcanbemonitoredatanytime,summaryreportsaremonitoredbytheICTdepartmentandanomaliesareinvestigated.DoesPLCArmidaleteachstudentsaboutInternetsafety?Verystrongly.Theissuesinclude:Thecapacitytobeselfprotectingwhileon-line–theawarenessofmaintaininganonlinepersona–beingawareofidentitytheft–recognisingphishingandotherscams-andtheselfmanagementskillstosuccessfullydeteronlinecyberbullyingareintegraltoresponsibleownershipofacomputingdeviceinPLCArmidale.Won’tusingaportablecomputingdeviceaffectmydaughter’swritingability?Writinginthisinstancehastwomeanings.Oneisthecapacitytocreateintelligible,sensiblyconstructedpersuasivematerialandtheotherispenmanship(asaphysicalskill).Researchshowsclearlythatusingacomputertoproducewrittenmaterialbothimprovesandenhancesastudent’sabilitytocreatetext.Writingbecomesmoredeveloped,betterstructuredandofgreaterqualityandquantity.Penmanshipontheotherhandwillnotbeneglectedandisaconsiderablefocusinthejunioryearsandwillcontinuetobepractisedintheregularcourseoflessons.Examsarehandwritten,willthisprogrammeaffecttheexamresultsofmychild?No,studentswillstillhavetowriteduringtheirclassesanditwillcontinuetobeakeyskill.OvertimetheBoardofStudieswillbegintointroducemoreandmorecomputerbasedassessmentschemes.Whathappensifthedeviceisoutofaction?Thecollegedoesnotmaintainafleetofloanunits.StudentscanaccesstheiMacsinthecomputerlabsshouldtheneedarise.Ensuringthatthedeviceiscoveredbyawarrantyagreementand/orinsurancewillassistinspeedingtherepairofthedevice.
Studentsmustnotifytheirteachers(particularlyifit’stobeanextendedperiod),andmakesuitablearrangements(thismaymeancompletingsetworkinthetraditionalway,completingitathome,completingitintheschoolcomputerlaborworkingwithaclassmate.)
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HowdoIprotectmychild'slaptopathomefromviruses?Itisrequiredthatcommercialgradeantivirusandspywareprotection,andbrowserprotectionthatworksatschoolandathomeispurchasedandloadedontothedevice.Withlaptops,afirewallisalsorecommended.Undernormalcircumstances,thesoftwarereceivesupdatesautomatically.Ifastudentnoticesthatthesoftwareisoutofdate,sheshouldbringherlaptoptotheICTdepartmentandtheywillassisttoupdateitwherepossible.Asaparent,canIaccessyouremailsystemandmydaughters’emailaccount?PLCArmidalewillbeprovidingaCollegebrandedGmailaccountasthestudentemail.EverystudentinPLCArmidalewillhaveanaccount.Ifyouwantorneedtoaccessyourdaughter'saccount,youmayaskherforherpassword.Forprivacyand“netiquette”consideration,PLCArmidaledoesNOTmaintainlistsofstudentpasswords.Inanyeventwhere‘dutyofcare’becomesanissuetheCollegePrincipalhasthecapacitytogainaccesstostudentmailfiles.Whatsoftwarewillbeexpectedtobeavailableonthedevices?Thebasicsoftwareexpectedisawordprocessor(MicrosoftWord,Pages,etc),aspreadsheetprogram(MicrosoftExcel,Numbers,etc),apresentationpackage(MicrosoftPowerpoint,Keynote,etc),commercialgradeAntiVirus(Norton,Sophos,Symantec,etc)andanuptodatewebbrowser(Safari,Firefox,IE,Sleipnir,etc).Regularpatchupdatedareprovidedbythevendorsfortheseproductsandshouldbeinstalledastheybecomeavailable.Someelectivesubjectwillrequirespecificsoftwareandthiswillbeadvisedasrequired.Ourfamilyisn’tverycomputerliterate–howcanwesupporther?Oneoftheadvantagesofa1:1programmeistheopportunitytodeveloptheskillsneededtobesuccessfulinanincreasinglydigitalworld.PLCArmidaleisundertakingtosupportyourdaughterbotheducationallyandtechnically.Shemaysharethisknowledgewithyouandthewholefamilycouldseesomebenefit.Whatifastudentturnsuptoclasswithadeadbattery?Chargingthebatteryovernightisanewresponsibilityforeverystudent.Bringinganunchargeddevicetoaclassrequiringitwillbeconsideredthesameasneglectingtobringatextbook.
Ifabatterydoesdischarge,thestudentscangototheICThelpdeskandleaveittogetashortchargingboost.StudentsarenotpermittedtobringtheACadaptortoschool.WillthishaveanimpactonthepaperusedintheCollege?Overtime,assignments,essaysandsomeprojectswillbeabletobedelivereddigitally.Thiswillhavesomeimpactonthevolumeofpaperused.Intheshorttermasbothstaffandstudentscometogripswiththeprovisionofnewoptions,theimpactwillbelow.IfIhavemorequestionswheredoIdirectthem?Weareheretohelpandassistyouandyourchildineverywaypossible,soifyouexperienceaproblemweencourageyoutocontacttheappropriatepersoninPLCArmidalewhowillendeavourtoassist.IfatanystageyouwanttodiscussatechnicalorimplementationmatterpleasecontacttheICTManager,[email protected].
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Appendix1
General(wholeschool)AcceptableUseofTechnologyPolicy
TheseguidelinesareintendedtohelpstudentsmakethebesteducationaluseofthetechnologyavailableatPLCArmidale.
Studentsshouldunderstandthefollowing.
● theCollegeprovidesaccesstonetworkconnectivityfortheirdevicetoassistthemtodoresearchandtosupporttheiracademicstudies.
● theservicessuchasInternetaccessareshared;thereforethereputationandopportunitiesofthewholeCollegecommunityaredependentontheresponsibleandconsiderateuseoftechnologybyeachstudent.
WhenusingPLCArmidaleequipment(hardware)
Studentsshould:
● observetheoperating,careandgeneralmaintenanceinstructionsrelevanttotheparticularequipment
● observetherecommendedpostureandexerciseroutinesassociatedwithregularcomputeruse
● reportanyoperatingproblemstoastaffmember● guardagainstvirusdamagetodatabyensuringthatcurrentantivirusprogramsareinstalled
onthecomputerbeingused● complywiththelicensetermsofallsoftwareonthecomputer
Studentsshouldnot
• moveorinterferewithcomputerequipmentthatdoesnotbelongtothem.Studentsshould:
● observetheconventionsofrespectforothersandcourtesyatalltimesStudentsshouldnot
● havemobilephonesturnedonduringanylessons,functionsorexaminationsunlessrequiredbytheteacherforclassactivities.Eachstudentisresponsibleformaintainingsecurityofherownvaluablesandthisincludesmobilephones.
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WhenusingPLCArmidaleInternetandemailfacilities
Studentsshouldbeawarethat:
● allactivityontheInternetismonitoredandlogged● allmaterialviewedisscannedforviruses● allthecontentviewedisscannedforoffensivematerial
AnybreachoftheguidelinesbelowmayresultinexclusionfromuseofCollegefacilities,andactivityfoundtobeillegalwillbereportedtotheappropriateauthority.
Studentsshould:
● usetheInternetonlyforeducationalpurposes● befamiliarwiththeCollegeprotocolsonAppropriateAcademicConductandtheBoardof
StudiescourseAllmyownWorkinordertoobservethelegalprotectionsofcopyright● takegreatcaretoensuretheirsafetyandthesafetyofothersbynotreleasinganypersonal
information(suchasnames,addresses,telephonenumbers,photographs)andnotagreeingtomeetanyonecontactedontheInternet,exceptwheresuchactivitiesoccurwithinasecureareasetupbytheCollege
● berespectfulofothersatalltimesbyusingappropriatelanguageincommunicatingwithteachers,fellowstudentsandothers.
Studentsshouldnot:
● attempttofindortransmitanyobscene,pornographic,racist,violent,illegalorotherunacceptableoroffensivematerialorcomments.Theyshouldreporttheaccidentalaccessofanysuchmaterialtoastaffmember.
● sendanonymousemailsorattempttotakeontheidentityofanyoneelsewhenusingemailsortheinternet
● disclosetheirsecuritydetails(password)orusethedetailsofanyfellowstudents● attempttobreachthesecuritysystemsoftheCollege
submitanymaterialcopiedfromtheInternetastheirownwork(plagiarism),withoutusingappropriatereferencingprotocols
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Agreements:
Inacceptingmydevice,Iamawareofmyliabilitiesandagreetocomplywiththefollowing:
Usingtheportablecomputingdevice
● IacknowledgeImustchargemydeviceathomeandhaveitinschoolreadytobeusedatalltimes.
● Iacknowledgethatregularbackupsarethebestinsuranceagainstlosingworkifthedevicedevelopsafault.Iwillbackupmyfilesonaregularbasis.Iftheharddiskisdamagedorunusable,theCollegewillre-issuethedeviceinoriginalconditionwithoutanyofmyworkfiles.Iwillthenrestoremyschoolworkfilesfrommybackup.
● Iwillkeeptheanti-virusandanti-spywaresoftwareuptodateandreportallproblemswithprogramoperationorthedevicetotheICTdepartment.
● IwillmakesensibleuseoftheCollegee-mailandcommunicationssystems.IwillreadandfollowtheguidelinesassetoutinallCollegedocumentation.
Takingcareofthedevice
IunderstandthatIamrequiredtotakeALLreasonableprecautionsagainstloss,theftanddamageandaccepttheTermsoutlinedintheUsing,storingandtakingcareofthedevicesectionofthisHandbook
Iagreetosafeguardthedeviceby:
● takingreasonableprecautionsagainsttheftwhilemydeviceisoncampusandwhiletravellingtoandfromschool.
● Iwillkeepthedeviceawayfromfoodanddrinkatalltimes,andstoreitinacleanlocation.● Iwillnotleavethedevicewhereitmightbeaccidentallydamaged,suchasonthefloor.Iwill
makesurethedeviceissecurelyinitsprotectivecasewhentravellingbetweenlocations.
SoftwareIssues
Iunderstandthatunauthorisedcopiesofsoftwareorpiratedmediaareabreachofcopyright.IalsounderstandthattheuseofunauthorisedsoftwaremaydamagethePLCArmidalenetworkwithacomputervirus.Therefore:
● IwillabidebythelicenseprovisionsofsoftwaresuppliedbytheCollege.● Iwillkeeptheantivirussoftwareuptodate.● IwillnotifytheICTdepartmentimmediatelyifavirusormalwarewarningappearsonmy
laptop.● IwillseekhelpifIamuncertain.
Healthandsafety
IamawarethatPLCArmidaleisahealth-promotingschool.WhileusingcomputingequipmentIagreeto
● seekandfollowergonomicadviceregardingtheuseofcomputers● takebreaksandvaryworktoavoiddiscomfortwhenusingcomputersforextendedperiods● avoidtiredeyes,byfocusingonsomethingdistanteveryfewminutes
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SecurityIamawarethatallstudentsareresponsibleformaintainingsecurityoftheschoolnetworkandtheirownfilesandarethereforeIagreeto:
● acceptresponsibilityformypasswordsandkeepthemsecret.IamawarethattherearecircumstancesunderwhichtheCollegecanbelegallyrequiredtoidentifytheauthorofanymessagesentbystudentsusingCollegesystems
● useletters,numbersandpunctuation(nospaces)inconstructingpasswords● trytousedifferentpasswordsontheInternetfordifferentpurposes
Purpose
IacknowledgethatthisdeviceispermittedforuseattheCollegebymetousetoenhancemystudyandlearning.Icanusemydeviceinanywayforprivatestudy,howeveritmustnotinterferewithmyCollegework.Iwillnotallowanyoneelsetousemydevice.Iwillalsoensurethatmydeviceisavailabletomeatschoolonschooldays,andIwilltakethedevicehomeduringschoolholidaysandovernight.
Iagreetotryimprovemydigitalskillssuchas:
● researchingontheinternet-beyondsimpleGoogle● becomingfastandaccurateonthekeyboard● validatingsources–learninghowtobeselectiveandcriticalofinformation,withabilityto
referenceandcitesources● collaborativecloudcomputingapplications(includingweb2.0)● blogs,Wikis,Podcasts;theireducationalandsocialvalue● socialbookmarking● digitalsecurity;digitaletiquette● thecareandmaintenanceoftechnology● interfacingwithotherdevicessuchasdigitalcameras,etc
Iwilldomybesttolearnhowtousetechnologytomakemeasmarterlearner,toorganisealltheschoolworkIhavetodo,produceworkinmultimediaformats,andalsostudyinamannerthatsuitsmebest.
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SUMMARYOFPLCARMIDALEPORTABLECOMPUTINGCONDITIONS
StudentsusingportablecomputingdevicesatPLCArmidaleandaccessingtheschool’snetwork
StudentsbringingportablecomputingdevicestoPLCArmidaleforuseintheirstudiesarerequiredtouseadevicethatcomplieswiththeminimumstandardsassetoutinAppendixAofthisdocument.Astudentwhowishestoconnectherportablecomputingdevicetotheschoolnetworkwillneedtohavetheportablecomputingdeviceconfiguredandsoftwareinstalledpriortobringingtheportablecomputingdevicetoschool.AllportablecomputingdevicesmusthaveanEnglishlanguageOperatingSysteminstalled.Therewillbeanannualfeeof$150.00tocoverthecostofsettinguptheportablecomputingdevicefornetworkandtocontributetothenetworkupkeep.Thisfeewillbereviewedannually.
Itisalsoextremelyimportantthatcurrentandup-to-datecommercialgradeviruscheckingsoftwarebeinstalledonanycomputerswhichmaybeusedtoprepareworkforemailtoschoolorbroughttoschoolonCD-ROMormemorystick.
Nostudentwillbegivenaccesstotheschool’snetworkwithouttheparent/guardianandstudentsigningthePLCArmidaleInformationTechnologyNetworkAcceptableUseAgreementandWirelessNetworkUsersAgreements.
Portablecomputingdevicesaretheresponsibilityofthestudentswhobringthemtoschool.Studentportablecomputingdevicesshouldalwaysbeinoneoftwoplaces:withthestudent,orstoredinthestudent’slockerandfastenedwithalock.Leavingportablecomputingdevicesinunsupervisedareasiscompletelyunacceptable.Itisalsoadvisablethatportablecomputingdevicesbroughttoschoolbeengravedwiththenameofthestudentapprovedtousethem.Portablecomputingdevicesbroughttoschoolareforthesoleuseofthestudentsforwhomtheyhavebeenapproved.
Theschoolwillprovidebestefforttechnicalservicesforanyportablecomputingdeviceissuesnotdirectlyrelatedtonetworkconfiguration.Theschoolwillnotacceptresponsibilityforlossordamageofportablecomputingdevicesbroughttoschool.Parentsarestronglyadvisedtoorganisecomprehensiveinsurancecoveronportablecomputingdevicesbroughttoschool.
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Appendix2:
Minimumspecificationforportablecomputingdevices:
• Thedeviceisrequiredforyears5and6isanAppleiPadwithatleast32GBofstorage.• Thedeviceisrecommendedtobealaptopstyleunitforyears7through12.Thepreferred
deviceisanAppleMacBookAir.• ThedevicemusthaveWiFinetworkconnectivity.• Thedevicemusthave
o 32GBormorememoryforatableto 8GBormorememorywitha256GBdiskforlaptops
• Thedevicecanrunanyofthefollowingoperatingsystemso AppleiOS9andlatero WindowsSurfaceProo AppleOS-Xfromversion10.10(ElCapitan)orlater(AppleLaptop)o Windows8.1orlater(WindowsLaptop)
• Thedevicemustnotrunthefollowingoperatingsystemso WindowsSurfaceRT–issueswithprintingandinstallationofsomeapplicationso Androidofanyvariant–issueswithprinting,installationofsomeapplications,and
settingofrequirednetworkproxyonsomevariantso AppleiOS8andearliero AppleOS-X10.9andearliero Windows8.0orearlier
• Studentsmusthavetheabilitytoinstallsoftwareasrequiredforcollegeuse.• Thedevicemusthavecommercialgradeanti-virussoftwareloaded.Thecollegeissupplying
allstudentswithfreeaccesstoTrendMicroforlaptops.• Duetothepowerrequirements,chargingisnotavailablefortheunitsduringtheday.A
minimumofthree(3)hourschargeatnewisrequiredforthedevices.
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PortableComputingDeviceAgreement
PleaseprintandcompletetheagreementandreturntothePLCArmidalereceptionoffice.IacknowledgethatIhavereadtheattacheddocument,andIamconversantwiththecontentofthehandbook,andagreetocomplywithitsTermsandIntentions.Name(Student)_____________________________________Signed(Student)____________________________________Date_________________IhavereadtheattacheddocumentandamawarethatmydaughterhasagreedtoitsTerms
Signed(Parent/Guardian)____________________________Date_________________